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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
At the West Point Riding Hall.

1t is accounted 'great fun" to witness
the first rides OF the yearlings, so we VIII
90 down there and laugh at their mis-
baps. Mounting the stairs to the gallery,
we look down upon large space strewn
with tanbark, at one end of which is
row of some twenty horses with watering
brides. Soon the performers file in and
come to a halt in front of the horses. Do
they intend to ride with only watering
bride, without even a saddle or blanket!
They will try to, at all events. The
instructor commands: "Stand to horse.
Prepare to mount. Mount". In
obedience to his command the cadets
spring, struggle, leap and kick in their
efforts to bestride their horses. The mo-
meut they are mounted several horses
develop astonishing bucking propensities,
to the anguish of their riders and the de-
light of the gallery. Now they start
around the hall at a walk. 1t seems
rather tame. doesn't it? But soon the
command. 'Trotr' is given, and the
fun begins. The poor fellows bounce
about on the horses backs like india rub
Der BOYS. and wabbe from side to side
like jumping jacks. The trot Is
accelerated, the horses take the
gallop. and dash around the hall, tum-
bling their riders in heaps at the corners,
while those who by chance are still
mounted grasp frantically at their Eorses'
names. Finally the gait is reduced to q
walk, line is formed. the dismounted
yearlings, nothing daunted, catch their
horses and remount, and then the per-
formance is repeated. If we had visited
the gymnasium and fencingacademy IN
in the morning we should have seen see
tions of the Fourth Glass exercising nn.
der rigid system of instruction; and II
from there we had gone to the riding haiI
at the hoar of frst-class attendance we
should have seen exhibited the high de
oree of muscular skill and activity to
which the system of training in gymna-
sium and riding hall brings cadets. FOR
First Glass cadets ride like Indians: II
is immoterial to them whether they have
a saddle or blanket or ride bareback.
Tbev lean hurdles, 90 through the sabre
eyerc.sc. and are adopts at pistol prac.-
tice. tbcy mount, dismount, vault their
horses and pick up articles from the
Ground. all while at full speed; they rae
Forward, backward, sideways, and double;
Vino down. kneeling, and standing up,
Visitors at the riding hall during Flst
class hours 90 to admire not to laugh.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
A Portland Youths Lunch.

It all happened in Portland restau-
rant. He was a chronic epicure, and
strolled into one of the leading cafes in
the city for q lunch. SCOT any bill of
fare % he growled at the waiter, mod
est lass of 16. The young miss told him
would he be so kind as to look behind
him, and he would encounter the bill OF
fare written on blackboard. He was
one of the stiff -dickeyed, 'It's English,
you know sort of fellows, and issued
general order number two that the
blackboard be placed directly in front
of his table. It took two men to move
the bill of fare, but they did it. He ad-
justed an eyeglass, turned it upon his
Roman nose and studied the menu. 1t
took him five minutes to order n slice of
bread and q GU mbCr. He ordered his
cucumber served in Il non-sliced cOndi-
ton. The waiter in her silver salver
brought him cucumber, and the cpl
cure actually took it i'll his. fist, dipped
it in pitcher of mOlasses and water,
and bolted it out of sight without so
much as slicing or pairing. He stepped
TO the clerk and asked him for an item
lied bill. The clerk handed him the
following receipted bill, which the cpl
cure paid, and left:
| To one cucumber Observation-Disclosures.
/ To one slice of bread d...............,..
| To one pitcher of molasses. .............. "a
! To moving the bill Of fare e........,..... 81. .GU
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
THE MOUSE SKIN MARKET.
The Dainty Little Drab Skin is
Worth SO Hundred.

The story goes that the fur runner
has one section of Maine in which his
appearance on fur bnying trip is an
event. About everybody sells to him,
and he hasn't made many mistakes i'll
his buying. He cultivates this section.
He saves his best jokes and his funniest
stories for this locality. Hence his grip
is good, and he doesn't want to lose 1t.
It was after a successful expedition
into this section recently that the fur
runner fell a-talking. Now there is dan
ger when man falls a-tallking, and on
this day i'll question the peltry king
told yarns and talked about furs, and
how money could be made and lost in
them. Said he to the listeners :" Why
don't you save up some mice skins
The market is big on mice. They are
worth, lemme see-they are worth about
SO a hundred" And then he smiled
complacently as n man spoke up and
said "B' gosh, is that fact! Well,
now, you bet we cod get bushel on
EN- in a week if we was a mind to" 1t
was only just sort of joke, and he went
away forgetting to remove the impress
sion.
Several months passed and he went
back again, bargaining and buying.
He had traded for good many furs,
when in the course of the trade the
seller said: "The boys has got lots of
mice skins for you" The buyer looked
wonderingly, and then up out of the
past came the vision Of his previous in
/ iauity. ''They have, have they?" re-
piled he. "Well, L don't know exactly.
Did [ say I'd take 'em?" That's what
you said, +" was the reply. "Ten dollars
a hundred, and the boys has about two
hundred of EN-"
It was sad fact. The industrious
boys had fully that number of mice
skins stretched on boards. The buyel
had to invent something, and so he said
that the market had dropped off ovel
| three-quarters since be was here before,
and he ended by settling with the boys
for a five-dollar bill. 1t would never
have done to have declined them, fol
that might have spoiled the trade OF
more sizeable and marketable pelts in
that vicinity forever.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
THE LIME-KILN CLUB.
President Gardner Demands Dignity
in Meeting.

| ''While | dOan' want to seem capshus
| or obor pertickler.' said Brother Gard
as the meeting was called to order
"dar' am few things l desiah TO cal
| your attenshun to Mt dis time Hereto
| TO muffin has been said when members
| sat III de meetin' an ate herrings. Dat
purceedin' must now be stopped. Dey
might hev eaten smoked herrings in lie
Roman Senate, but dat WAS in anodel
alge, an perhaps de smell wasn't SC
bad.
"Some of you members walk in heah
wild raw onion in one pocket and a
cold biscuit in de oder, an you sot an
munch, an MUNICH. and sot until dere
am not dry eye around You. Artel
dis eavenin' sich things must be left at
home.
''Sartin members git IN de back seats
an remove DER shoes an'.whittle off DER
toe-nails, pare down DER CONS, an rub
away at DER stone-bruises. Kin such
proceedings be witnessed in Congress?
From dis night out de member who is
cotch'd in sich performance will receive
a paralyzing shock
''Sartin members hev got into de habit
of elevatin' deir hoofs on top of de stove
an winder sills an takin' things power
full easy. When dat triangle sounds
hereafter all hoofs mus be on de floor.
an if it becomes necessary to elevate
EN- an applicashun sent to the Seckre-
tary's desk will probably be favorably
acted upon.
"a few sartin members hev bin in de
habit of slippin' out of de room widout
akin permishun, as purvided fur in de
bylaws. 1 hereby warn sich pussons
dat de mex one who slips out will slip in
great deal faster, fur l shall be ut the
outer door in pusson to help him.
1--WE want dignity-not too much, but
jist 'nuff. / dOan' want so much dignity
here dat I can't wink to Samuel Shin to
Jab pin into Elder TOots whende latter
gem'lan begins to snore in his sleep, OF
dat Kurnel Cahoots will carry off a reso-
lushion in his pocket bekase he am a
feared to present it. If a members cons
ache he kin withdraw to de aunty-room
an cajole wild EN-. If de fab bells ring
one or two members kin step softly out
an post deir selves on de location of de
hungerin' flames. 1 doan' want to be
too strict, but l shall insist on the same
dignity heah as kin be found in de State
Legislachur, an de sooner youall accus-
tom yourselves to de change de better il
will be fur you. Detroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
Advertising Rates.
TIE PULPIT IND THE PRESS.

Together they lay in a homely crib,
Two fax-haired babes with eyes of blue;
In childish play and in daily toll
Together upon one farm they grew;
Then one chose preaching the word of grace
And one filed up an editors place.
The parson preached and expoundei well
The Gospel truths and the power of prayer
His sermons-sweeter than Hermon's dew
His labors blessed with a tender care;
But the church was stylish aud well fenced in
From the common saints aud the elves of sin.
The editor toiled with weary brain,
To steer the world in its destined way;
His words were oft of an earthly strain.
But he spread them broadcast-day by day
On plain, unvarnished business plan,
And no one called him pious man.
They died, apart, in the selfsame hour
And winged their way to the golden gate,
Where the parson entered filed with joy.
10 claim his sacred and high estate;
The angels met him with welcomes sweet,
But led him off to lowly seat
The editor me,kly entered in
And looked around fer the humblcst place,
But the eangels-clustering round about
While anthems echoed and songs of grace,
Brought crowns of laurel and wands of palm.
And chanted DER him triumph psalm;
BLESSED is he who ovcreomes,
Working bravely, demanding naught;
Nothing expecting, he shall be owned
With all the jewels his labor wrought"
Then they placed him upon his throne.
Thus did the heirs come to their own.
L. Edgar Jones.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
DOES 1T PAY TO BE POLITE!
a little Real Life Incident showing
That it Does Pay.
lFrom the Boston Transr.int.

Does it pay to be polit - The ex-
ptrience of Washington .ct mcr-
chant inclines him strongly to the belief
that it does. Let him tell the story:
''It was about two months ago that [
went TO Young's to lunch, one day,
feeling overworked, tired and cross, [
suppose. Looking up and down the
tables, in the part of the room where [
always prefer to sit [ saw one table where
there were two empty chairs. One of
them, however, had been turned down
by quiet looking man with Tack
beard, who sat at the table. I took
the other empty chair and ordered my
| lunch
Just as [ began to eat, friend of
mine-Perkinson Of Milk Street
whom l wanted to see very much came
in and walked down past the tables.
There was business matter between
us which l was anxious to consummate.
[ was also anxious to keep at my lunch.
I looked at the chair that was turned
down, and it struck me that my neigh
bor's friend, for whom he was keeping
the place, wasa long time coming in.
l have told you already that [ was
little cross. So quietly turned back
the chair and invited Pcrkinson to sit
down. WhereupOn the man with the
black beard looked up in surprise.
"I was keeping that chair for
friend, said he. TT strikes me, sir,
that your friend is long time coming,
said I ill-naturedly, and [ don't think
any one has right to retain a seat to
the exclusion of everybody else.
The black-bearded man said no more,
though he looked Inc over carefully, and
PerkinsOn sat down. Presently the
other mans friend came in, and the
black-bearded man got up, had lis
dishes removed to another table after
some bother to get hold of waiter,
and they sat down together, while we
went on with our lunch and our bust
ness.
':About a month after there was a
natter of some $1,000 difference in a
transaction between man in our trade
and myself, and we agreed toleave it out
to arbitration. We selected our man,
and they selected third, who wasn't
known to me, but who was said to be a
very fair man. ] had my side set forth
in good shape, and knew [ should have
won the case easily enough. But when
I went in to see the aTbitTators, aud
gave glance at the third man, my
heart sank. 1t was the black- bearded
man whose chair 1 had taken possession
of at Young's- Now / believe Fhat TINT
laan me- dave heen fully rs-. ls'a'ai to de
eide the case on its meI1Cs,, A1t L don't
believe he or any other man could have
done so under the circumstances. My
rude act stuck in his crop, and that
was all. He decided dead against me,
and served me right. l shall always be
lieve that it cost me just thousand
dollars to turn back that mans chair.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
Leaf from an Unpublished Novel.

"Agamemnon, said his wife softly,
as she opened the door of her husband S
study. where the colonel was busily en-
gagged upon his great speech for the
coming Grand Army reunion, Aga
memnOn, dear, there is man IN the
parlor who wishes to see you a moment.
He says if 1 tell you that old Norm, the
dead shot of old G company of the old
Threety -twoth of the old Onth Brigade
of the old marchin' division of the o.d
Worst Corps, is on post, you will know
him."
The colonel, who was carefully recon
noitering down the 'bic' column OF the
dictionary to ascertain the proper spell
ing of bichowminous, lost his place and
was irritated.
"Byall the gods that fought at Cohoes,
or some place up that way, l cant be
bothered by every duffer that served III
the United States Army. [ don't know
him; never heard of such a man; ]
never served i'll that corps. That fellow
was deserter, anyhow; [ courtmartialeo
him myself; there was no such man II
my regiment. Tell him I'm busy; tel
him Tn out of town; tell him I'd dead
send him away. Here, I'll go down anC
bounce the beggar myself; I'll bet
thousand dollars he wants to borrow
money of me. Ill go down and fire hun
out. I've had enough of this: I'll settl,
him once for all, the lazy lcafer, Will
nothing better to do than bother bus,
people who don't want to see him
| Where is the tramp? Oh! Well, we'll
we'll! Old Norml If | amt glad to Sc
YOU! 1 was askin' some of the old boy
only yesterday if they knew whore yol
were, was goih to write to yon.
don't know any man in the old fighting
Threety-twoth I'd rather see than You
No, yon don't have to go, neither; yoni T
goin' to stay to dinner; put down tina
hat; some Of the boys Ii be up this even
ing, l expect. Say, do You remembe
that time down at Fort Slaughter whel
| you and me
The remaining chapters of this intel
esting novelette, will not be publishes
here, but if You want to risk lltti
money You can get brtof several thou
sand dollars and twenty cents that a
least dozen subscribers know all tn
other chapters by heart.-Burdette.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
Working The Racket.

The story is whispered, says the New
York Times, til the scion of a wealthy
family recently claimed commission, from
u prominent jewelry house because he
Influenced the trade of his set in favor
of the establishment. It is said he CON
trived to get al the presents for his re
Gently married sister purchased ut the
establishment in question, and his com
missions the past season amounted to
several thousands. He wears jewelry
borrowed from the establishment, which
he calls attention to on every possible
occasion, until his idiosyncracy has be
come joke among his friends. 1t is
a commonreport that several we'll ll-known
''income" men, whose resources are not
as large III consequence of over-drafts as
originally, received commissions from
prominent wine houses for advertising
their brands by ordering no other.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28

started. While Arthur was in office a
petition containing the enames of leading
bankers all over the country and asking
for his pardon was drawn up. Mrs. Nc
Elroy, the Presidents sister, used her
influence, but it was all to no purpose
President Cleveland has known Ballard
for long time, being sheriff at Buffalo
when We. broke up Billiards. gang, and
when the subject of a pardon was again
brought up Il short time ago he decided
to grant it. AS l said before, I'm glad
he did, for 1 believe Ballard will live an
honest life and will be credit. to his
country"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
4 Wise Wasp.

While sitting, one summer day, ut the
side of the house on a platform which
served as piazza, but was rooted only
by the branches of two large trees,
something dropped upon my head and
rolled into my lap, when l saw large
white-bodied spider in the clutches of q
small wasp. Hastily brushing the un-
ceremonious visitors on to the floor,
[ watched to see if the wasp would
succeed in flying away with his huge
enemy. After a struggle the spider lay
quiet, and the wasp ran around, seizlng
first one part, then another, but finally
went away, as [ supposed, for help In
about quarter of an hour he returned,
still alone, and began trying again, as
| thought, to find some place by which
he could sieze the round body and car
ry it away. Again he departed with
out his spider. This time I watched
him and saw him disappear at the edge OF
the lawn, under pear tree, and, follow
ing found him, after some searching, dill
gently at work with another wasp en-
larging Il hole in the ground, having
already thrown out quite little mound
of earth. l was surprised, for l did not
then know that any kind of wasp lived
in the ground.
returned to the piazza, and soon,
when the wasp came back, I was con-
vinced by more careful watching, that
he was measuring each part of the spi-
der's body, instead of trying to get
hold of it. The antennae seemed to be
the organs mostly employed in this
operation. When he went home again,
was there before him and
saw him meet his co-worker put
his head close to his, and evidently In
formed him that the door was not big
enough, for they fell busily at work en-
larging it. Then more measuring,
more digging, until, after three long
hours, he returned, this time with his
friend, and they carried away their prey
and bestowed it in their underground
home.
Question for studious Agassizites
How many kinds ofwasps are there, anC
how many have adopted the metric
svstem?-IHe Olcl.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
Only a Little Fun.

On one occasion person who wished
to have little fun at the expense of his
consistency, said in a group where Hor-
ace Greedy was standing:
"Mr. Greely and |, gentlemen, are old
friends. We have drank good deal of
brandy and water together
eyes" said Mr.. Greely, that is true
enough. You drank the brandy and [
drank the water"
Tobacco was his special dislike; and q
friend of mine knowing this well, while
handing around box of cigars to a few
who were present with Nr. Greedy, took
especial pains to hand him the box with
great ostentation.
"No," said M. Greedy, 81 thank you,
l haven't got SO low down as that yet. /
only drink and swear,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
A Logical Case.

Little Nellie, five years Old, Went to
walk on Sunday afternoon with her
parents. The party strolled along the
bank of the reservoir, concerning the
use of which Nellie asked many ques-
tions. While they were there they wit,
messed an exciting episode-a small
boys straw hat Was blown off his head
into the reservoir and fished out with
no little difficulty with the aid of long
pole.
That evening at supper, as Nellie was
drinking water from glass, she asked
els this water the same rs the water
up in the reservoir
eyes, dear"
Nellie smacked her lips i'll an eN,
perimental way, and with slight eX-
pression of displeasure.
"Wen," she said, Il think it tastes
some of & straw hati'
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
THE RINGS IN TREES.
Little Reliance to be Placed Upon
Them as Indications of Age.

Dr.. 4. NJ. Childs, n resident of Ne
braska from 1854 to 1882, a careful OBJ
server for the Smithsonian Institution,
who counted rings ON some soft naples
IL years months old, found on one side
of the heart of one of them 40 rings, and
not less than 35 anywhere, which We're
quite distinct when the wood was green,
but after it had been seasoned only -
rings could be distinguished. Another
expert says that all our Northern hard
woods make several rings year, some
times as many as u, but as the last SCI
and the first very large the annual
growth can always be determined ex-
cept when from local causes there is any
particular year little OF no cell growth.
This may give large number on one
side Upon the Pacific coast OF North
America trees do not reach the point
where they stop growing nearly as early
rs those of the Atlantic coast. Two
hundred years is nearly the greatest age
attained ON the eastern side of the CON
tinent by trees that retain their vigor,
while 500 years in the case of several
species on the western coast, and one
writer is confident that sequOla which
was measured was not less than 2,3I6
years old. At Wrangei, latitude 36 deg.
60 min, a Western hemlock, 6 feet III
diameter at the stump, was feet IN
diameter 1872 feet further up the trunk,
and its rings showed 432 years. But IN
the Old Bartram Garden, near Philadel-
phia, not more than $50 years old,
almost all the trees are on the down
grade. The Quercus Robar, England's
pride, which at home is said to live
1000 years, has grown to full size and
died in this garden, and the foreign
spruces are following suit. Silver Il, furs
planted in 1900 are decaying. This
great difference in the longevity OF trees
upon the western and eastern coasts OF
the Northern Hemisphere seems to be
due to the warm, moist air carried by
strong and permanent ocean currents,
from the tropics northeasterly, III both
the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. which
make the climates both moist and equa-
BILE in high latitudes. In Sitka, latitude
81 deg, as much as 100 inches OF ram
have fallen in year, and the harbor is
rarely frozen enough to hinder the pas
sage of boats. In some winters scarcely
oov 100 ic seen
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28
W. CLARK RUSSELL.
The HOME OF THE AUTHOR OF
THE WRECK OF THE GROs-
SENOR."

How he Became SaiIor-Funny In
cIdent when his Play was Pro-
duced-His Views on Sailors and
Authors.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28

Mrs/~Annie ATaupiu, of Gasconade
cnp6ty, Mo, is a well-preseryed woman
She is ninety-eight years old, can walk
two miles at stretch, and has seventy
two grandchildren,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28

Paul Boyton, the swimmer, is about
to publish tt book about himself i
will contain "divers'' "stroles' Of Nit
most Of water original.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28

In New York city there are said to be
5000 families who receive help from
charitable associations and the city.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28

First Student of NIedicine-"I say,
Fritz, did you see those boys stick oat
their tongues at ust
Second Student-"Ies, und it does
me proud. They evidently fake rs for
full fedged doctors.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28

whats all this fuss in the Sandwich
islands, asked the Horse Editor. 81
see that there have been consigned from
San Francisco to Claus SPrec!lles's brok-
ers in Hawaii 5000 rifles, $4,000 car
tri 'ges, $4,000 primers, 5000 bullets
and few cases of small arms.
"Oh," replied the Snake Editor,
''Spreckles's is about to introduce base
ball, and he is determined that the
umpire shall be protected. '-PHtsJ"g
CP0HiciP